Where does “agronome” come from?

agronome (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγρός, from Proto-Hellenic agrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

agronome (French): agronomist

Definitions

  1. agronomist

Ancestry of “agronome”, step by step

agronome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀγρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγρόςfield, land, countryside
2Proto-Hellenicagrósfield; arable land; countryside
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Ancient Greek νόμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain

Words derived from “agronome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic agrós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγρός →